Fantasy Park @ Bà Nà Hills in Da Nang [Vietnam]

The first thing that came to mind when one mentioned Bana Hills at Da Nang would be the Golden Bridge and the European Village. What many didn't realize, until they research further, would be the existence of an indoor theme park!

Upon reaching the basement of the building, right in front of us were the many game booths that appeared tempting but I have to stop Alex from even attempting! I still remember the time I had to piggyback a large toy from Genting Highlands to Singapore and it was backbreaking. 

Average cost of one game was 50,000 dong, about S$2.70.

Discounted bulk purchase; three games for 100,000 dong. 

Counter to check how many "toys" were won.

The rides; frankly, it gave me the impression of the indoor theme park at Genting Highlands decades ago, before its major overhaul. One word; kiddish. Not suitable for old, "seasoned" players like us.

Hm... I wonder if there's any infringement of trademark here. 

I don't know about you but the above "looks" like Optimus Prime.

Woah, a Jurassic zone! Now, I have no interest in Paleontology but since this came at no cost (covered in the general admission tickets); why not just pop in for a short visit.

Some photographs for your reference. 

Again, I didn't read too much about them.

Start of the most dangerous animal on earth.

Homo sapiens; otherwise known as humans.

Exiting! 

Earlier we went into the pre-human era and now, it appeared to be a scene from centuries later, when machines take over the world! It's just that many such installations were too close and it's quite hard to take a great picture.

Likely a stage with scheduled shows. 

And I guess likely for kids.

One kiddy attraction that I really want to try as an adult would be the above as it seemed to be so much fun and such attractions were either not as widespread when I was a kid or the ticket prices were too high for my family. Okay, maybe not the baby explorer though. 

4D and 5D rides! Since all the rides were free, I was extremely tempted to queue. However, I was mindful of one thing; the limited time I had at Bana Hills! We were only allocated two hours, if I recall correctly. 

There's even a mystery world on level three that I really, really wanted to visit! Sighz.... I told Alex a one-day tour isn't sufficient to explore Bana Hills! So.... we decided to stay two nights at Bana Hill this coming May!

Queued for this ride but we decided it's not worth the time spent, especially given the long line and the risk that it might not be as exciting as we assumed it would be. Just searched for it on youtube and boy I was glad I didn't wait. Click here! 

Iconic free fall tower said to be the tallest indoor free fall tower in Vietnam at 29 meters tall. From the look and the screams that came from it, I am guessing it should be quite the adrenaline shot. Next time. 

Aside from the free fall tower, there were many other attractions within Fantasy Park that I didn't manage to even walk past, including adventure climbing, fire race! Shall look forward to my revisit in a few months' time! 

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Location Map

Sun World Ba Na Hills, Da Nang,

Vietnam

Click here for my 8 Days' Itinerary to Danang (The City of Bridges) & Hoi An (The City of Lanterns) in Vietnam